Exciting Benefits of Being Thankful!

Here is a great article from Psychology today that showed significant health benefits from being thankful and expressing gratitude. As mentioned in the article a variety of studies showed a wide-ranging effects from increased exercise, improved sleep quality, lowered stress levels, decreased depression, and fewer aches and pains. See more…

Key take home message to thriving in life is to take a few minutes a day to write down or consider what you are thankful for. Quiet your mind (another great activity to improve your health) and consider what you are happy for like friends, family, coworkers, activities you enjoy, who you are, and what you have. Its a great state of mind to help enjoy your day and state of mind. Lets all practice being thankful this week and pass it around! Here are a few things I am thankful for my family, last weeks trip to Maine, and that I enjoy what I do. What are you thankful for?

About Thrive PTVA

We are a specialized manually based orthopedic, spine, and sports physical therapy practice that provides individualized care to its patients.

All of our therapists have specialty training, advanced certifications in orthopedic manual therapy, and extensive post graduate course work, and are highly qualified to help you reach your therapy goals.

Our methods include hands-on corrective treatment, movement training, dry needling, and therapeutic exercise provided exclusively by your therapist. Our objective is to teach you how to move efficiently and painlessly and to educate you on how to stay healthy.

We can help you achieve your goals to lead a healthy, active life–in a word, THRIVE!

THRIVE PT is a specialized manually based orthopedic, spine, and sports physical therapy practice that provides individualized care to its patients. All of our therapists have specialty training, advanced certifications in orthopedic manual therapy, and extensive post graduate course work, and are highly qualified to help you reach your therapy goals. Our methods include hands-on corrective treatment, movement training, dry needling, and therapeutic exercise provided exclusively by your therapist. Our objective is to teach you how to move efficiently and painlessly and to educate you on how to stay healthy. We can help you achieve your goals to lead a healthy, active life--in a word, THRIVE!

Success Stories

At Thrive part of our mission is to make a difference and to give back to the community. At the beginning of the year, we decided as a team, to contribute a portion of our proceeds to Friends of James River Parks (FJRP). We selected them for the following reasons: 1. They are a […]